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PAINT CAN. APPLIOA'IION FILED NQV. 23, 1910.

; 1,022,830. Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

coumlm PLANOGIAPN CO WASHINGTDN, D. c.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLYDE W. DE NOON, OF BRADDOGK, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAINT-CAN.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Application filed November 23, 1910. Serial No. 593,862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, a citizen of the United States of America, residingat Braddock, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paint-Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had.

' ment that can be easily and quickly opened when it is desired to mixthe contents of the interior compartment with the contents of the can.

'tionalview of a detached receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to obviate the necessity of havingseparate receptacles for paint, oils, driers, varnishes,

etc., that are adapted to be mixed before using. K

A still further object of the invention is to accomplish the aboveresults by a mechanical construction that will be hereinafterspecifically described and then claimed, and reference'will now be hadto the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a paint can partly broken away andpartly in section showing the ordinary closure of the can. Fig. 2 is'asimilar view showing the closure removed and an interior receptacle,

placed in position. Fig, 3 is a vertical 11s ec- 1g. 4 is a horizontalsectional view taken on the line w-% of Fig; 3. Fig. 5 is a verticalsectional view of a modified form of receptacle partly broken away andpartly in section, and Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a porltionofa further modified form of receptac e.

In the drawings the reference numeral 1 denotes an ordinary cylindricalpaint can having a bottom plate 2 and a top plate 3, said top platehaving a central opening 4 surrounded by a depending threaded collar 5.Detachably mounted in the collar 5 is a cup-shaped closure 6 havingthreaded side CLYDE W. DE Noon,

lugs or grips 8 to facilitate the removal of thevclosure from thecollar5, when it is desired to fill or remove the contents of the can 1.

9' denotes an inverted cup-shaped receptacle havingthe upper edges ofthe side walls thereof threaded, as at 10, whereby it can be screwedinto the collar 5 after the closure 6 is removed. The top of thereceptacle 9 has a centralopening 11 surrounded by a boss 12, said bosshaving an opening 13 with the walls thereof threaded to receive anexteriorly screw threaded plug'l4.

The lower end of the plug 14 is provided with a depending rod 15 of lessdiameter than the plug 14 and the lower end of said rod is adapted toengage a temporarily positioned inverted cup-shaped closure 16 heldWithin the lower end of the receptacle 9 by the sides of the closure 16frictionally engaging the inner sides of the side walls of thereceptacle 9. The upper .end of the plug 14 is provided with an upwardlyextending rod 17 of a less diameter than the plug 14 and of a diameterequivalent to the rod 15,

the upper end of the rod 17 having a suitable handle 18 with the lowerend thereof screw threaded, as at 19. The rod 17 corresponds in lengthto the depth of the recep tacle 9, whereby after the plug 14 passesthrough the boss 12, the lower threaded end %)9 of the handle 18 can bescrewed into said oss.

20 denotes a follower or disk arranged within the receptacle l9andhaving a central sleeve 21 riveted or otherwise connected, as at 22, tothe upper end of the rod 15 adjacent to the lower end of the plug 14.

walls 7 to screw into thecollar 5, and two The receptacle 9 is adaptedto contain the liquid or material to bemixed with the contents of thecan 1 and as an instance, the can 1 can contain paint and the receptacle9 an oil. The receptacle 9 is normally closed by the plug 14 and theclosure 16, and in order that the receptacle can be arranged upon theinterior of the present type of can, it is only.

can 1. The follower is adapted to prevent the contents of the receptacle9 from adhering to side walls thereof, said follower forcing thecontents from the receptacle. After the plug 14 has passed through theboss 12, the lower threaded end 19 of the handle 18 can be screwed intothe boss to close the receptacle, and then the can 1 can be shaken tocause the contents thereof to thoroughly commingle. The receptacle 9 canthen be removed and the opening 4 of the can 1 permits of brushes beinginserted therein or the contents removed from the can.

In Fig. 5 there is illustrated a modification of the invention whereinthe lower end of the rod 14 is provided with a rectangular end or shank23 to fit in a socket 24 provided therefor in the closure 16. Theclosure 16 has the side walls threaded, as at 24*, to screw into threads25 provided therefor at the lower edges of the receptacle 9 topositively hold the closure 16. It is obvious that when the plug 14 isrotated that the closure 16 will be also rotated and will be eventuallyreleased from the lower end of the receptacle 9.

In Fig. 6 another modification is shown wherein the threads of thecollar 5 are dispensed with and the receptacle 9 frictionally heldwithin the collar, and to preclude any danger of the receptacle slidinginto the can, the upper edges of the receptacle are provided with aperipheral flange 26.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised a simple,durable and inexpensive detachable receptacle for paint cans, and whilein the drawings there is: illustrated the preferred embodiments of thelinvention, it is to be understood that the structural elements thereofare susceptible to various changes in size, proportion, and minordetails without departing from the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What I claim, is:

l. The combination with a can having an opening, of a receptacledetachably mounted in said opening, a detachable closure carried by thebottom of said receptacle, a plug movably mounted in the top of saidreceptacle, rods carried by the ends of said plug and one of said rodsadapted to engage and detach said closure, and a handle carried by theother of said rods and adapted to replace said plug.

2. The combination with a can having an opening, of a receptacledetachably mounted in said opening, a detachable closure carried by thebottom of said receptacle, a plug movably mounted in the top of saidreceptacle, rods carried by the ends of said plug and one of said rodsadapted to engage and detach said closure, a handle carried by the otherof said rods and adapted to replace said plug, and a follower carried bythe first mentioned rod and adapted to remove the contents of saidreceptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MAX I-I. SRoLovrrz, CHRISTINA T. Hoon.

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Washington, D. C.

